Landscape Architect / Project Manager
Through design, we empower communities and help realize their potential. Our landscape architects create inspired spaces that reflect context and user needs along with our commitment to sustainability. We take a collaborative approach to design and believe that the best solutions are the product of diverse perspectives.
Your Opportunity
Stantec Landscape Architecture is an award-winning practice with over 225 professional staff practicing in over 40 offices firm-wide. Our landscape architecture practice leads rewarding and transformational assignments and is a key component of Stantec, a multi-disciplinary practice that is consistently ranked as a top A/E/LA design firm. We offer a collaborative work environment and encourage research and development, creativity and innovation. Our work entails waterfronts, streetscapes, parks and plazas, campus planning and design, naturalized habitats, greenways, cultural facilities, sports venues and transportation enhancements performed in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary team environment. Stantec Landscape Architecture continues to evolve and is firmly committed to design excellence.
Stantec’s New York City Landscape Architecture Studio, located across from Bryant Park in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, is seeking a Landscape Architect Project Manager to join our team and lead the delivery of high-end landscape solutions. The successful candidate will support our studio in a design and technical capacity as well as in the day-to-day management of projects from the proposal stage, into design, and through the construction administration phase. Our team has a focus on urban landscape and the successful candidate will work with other diverse professionals such as planners, engineers, and architects in the design of projects in the public and private sectors.
Your Key Responsibilities
As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Managing all aspects of landscape projects, including budget, schedule, scope, quality, and client satisfaction.
- Coordinating and collaborating with internal and external consultants, such as architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, and regulating agencies.
- Overseeing production of drawings, specifications, and reports.
- Interfacing with the design team as they develop design concepts.
- Supervising and mentoring junior landscape architects and designers.
- Ensuring compliance with codes, standards, and best practices.
- Ensuring project quality through our Quality Assurance process.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Familiarity with New York City agency standards and requirements.
- A strong portfolio of landscape design projects, demonstrating creativity, innovation, and technical proficiency.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, Excel, Adobe Creative Suite, and other design and management software.
- Experience in construction administration and on-site construction observation.
- Excellent research, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- A positive attitude, a collaborative spirit, and a passion for excellence.
Education and Experience
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in landscape architecture or a related field.
- A professional license or certification in landscape architecture.
- A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in landscape architecture, with proven project management skills.
We look forward to hearing from you!
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.